Volker Blank

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Volker Blank is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Blank has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Volker Blank's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (19 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (7 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers). Volker Blank is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (19 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (7 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers). Volker Blank collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Volker Blank's co-authors include Alain Israël, Philippe Kourilsky, Nancy C. Andrews, O. Le Bail, Mark W. Kieran, Manuela Urban, F. Lottspeich, Frédérique Logeat, Joël Vandekerckhove and Patrick A. Baeuerle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Volker Blank

50 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The DNA binding subunit of NF-κB is identical to factor KBF1 and homologous to the rel oncogene product

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Volker Blank Canada	31	2.4k	1.2k	1.2k	446	382	51	3.9k
Irit Alkalay Israel	16	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	488 1.1×	291 0.8×	17	3.4k
Jean‐François Peyron France	39	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	723 1.6×	188 0.5×	86	4.7k
Michael J. Lenardo United States	8	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 2.0×	1.2k 1.0×	877 2.0×	286 0.7×	12	4.8k
Anne Roulston Canada	24	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	674 0.6×	648 1.5×	278 0.7×	42	3.5k
Edgar Schreiber Switzerland	18	3.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	926 2.1×	758 2.0×	27	5.4k
A S Baldwin United States	7	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	779 1.7×	188 0.5×	10	3.6k
Javier Naval Spain	40	3.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	717 0.6×	837 1.9×	203 0.5×	106	5.1k
Yihong Wang United States	31	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	589 0.5×	770 1.7×	606 1.6×	140	4.9k
Mary T. Harte United Kingdom	13	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	627 0.5×	750 1.7×	232 0.6×	17	4.4k
Ezra Burstein United States	39	2.5k 1.1×	961 0.8×	709 0.6×	820 1.8×	483 1.3×	88	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Volker Blank

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Blank

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Ismailova, Aiten, et al.. (2025). The interplay between hormonal vitamin D and lipopolysaccharide signaling on human neutrophil transcriptional responses. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1683913–1683913.

Blank, Volker, et al.. (2025). The NFE2L2 (NRF2) transcription factor controls genes involved in the oxidative stress response and inflammation in myometrial cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1872(6). 119985–119985. 1 indexed citations

Scott, L., et al.. (2025). NFE2L3 regulates inflammation and oxidative stress-related genes in the colon. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1872(6). 119987–119987. 1 indexed citations

Bury, Marina, et al.. (2022). Loss of NFE2L3 protects against inflammation-induced colorectal cancer through modulation of the tumor microenvironment. Oncogene. 41(11). 1563–1575. 21 indexed citations

Beer, Hans‐Dietmar, Michaël Meyer, Sandra Tanner, et al.. (2018). Nrf3 promotes UV-induced keratinocyte apoptosis through suppression of cell adhesion. Cell Death and Differentiation. 25(10). 1749–1765. 21 indexed citations

Gutsche, Katrin, Elisa B. Randi, Volker Blank, et al.. (2016). Intermittent hypoxia confers pro-metastatic gene expression selectively through NF-κB in inflammatory breast cancer cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 101. 129–142. 38 indexed citations

Blank, Volker, et al.. (2015). Stringent Control of NFE2L3 (Nuclear Factor, Erythroid 2-Like 3; NRF3) Protein Degradation by FBW7 (F-box/WD Repeat-containing Protein 7) and Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 (GSK3). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(43). 26292–26302. 24 indexed citations

Mikhael, Marc, et al.. (2015). Thioredoxin-interacting protein regulates the differentiation of murine erythroid precursors. Experimental Hematology. 43(5). 393–403.e2. 5 indexed citations

Blank, Volker, et al.. (2012). Abnormal differentiation of erythroid precursors in p45 NF-E2/ mice. Experimental Hematology. 40(5). 393–400. 7 indexed citations

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Blank, Volker, et al.. (2012). The small MAF transcription factors MAFF, MAFG and MAFK: Current knowledge and perspectives. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1823(10). 1841–1846. 122 indexed citations

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Chevillard, Grégory, Anna Derjuga, Dominic Devost, Hans H. Zingg, & Volker Blank. (2007). Identification of interleukin-1β regulated genes in uterine smooth muscle cells. Reproduction. 134(6). 811–822. 42 indexed citations

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Chevillard, Grégory, et al.. (2007). Endoplasmic reticulum association and N‐linked glycosylation of the human Nrf3 transcription factor. FEBS Letters. 581(28). 5401–5406. 35 indexed citations

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Blank, Volker, Emmet Hirsch, John Challis, Roberto Romero, & S. J. Lye. (2007). Cytokine Signaling, Inflammation, Innate Immunity and Preterm Labour – A Workshop Report. Placenta. 29. 102–104. 44 indexed citations

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Bottardi, Stefania, et al.. (2006). Lineage‐specific activators affect β‐globin locus chromatin in multipotent hematopoietic progenitors. The EMBO Journal. 25(15). 3586–3595. 38 indexed citations

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Iles, Karen E., Dale A. Dickinson, Amanda F. Wigley, et al.. (2005). HNE increases HO-1 through activation of the ERK pathway in pulmonary epithelial cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 39(3). 355–364. 98 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Toshihide, et al.. (2001). Maf Genes Are Involved in Multiple Stress Response in Human. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 280(1). 4–8. 25 indexed citations

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Lécine, Patrick, Volker Blank, & Ramesh A. Shivdasani. (1998). Characterization of the Hematopoietic Transcription Factor NF-E2 in Primary Murine Megakaryocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(13). 7572–7578. 55 indexed citations

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Blank, Volker, Joan H.M. Knoll, & Nancy C. Andrews. (1997). Molecular Characterization and Localization of the HumanMAFGGene. Genomics. 44(1). 147–149. 12 indexed citations

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Blank, Volker & Nancy C. Andrews. (1997). The Maf transcription factors: regulators of differentiation. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 22(11). 437–441. 222 indexed citations

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Blank, Volker, Philippe Kourilsky, & Alain Israël. (1992). NF-κB and related proteins: Rel/dorsal homologies meet ankyrin-like repeats. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 17(4). 135–140. 357 indexed citations

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